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Katie Lynn Joyce

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Katie Lynn Joyce represents clients in high-stakes civil litigation and criminal defense. Her experience includes patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property cases; fiduciary duty and breach of contract disputes; and white-collar criminal defense. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration. Katie Lynn has also played key roles on multiple trial teams, including one that secured the recovery of a multi-million dollar award, in addition to attorneys’ fees, for former shareholders of a tech company. 

Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Katie Lynn served as a law clerk to Judge Richard A. Paez of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Judge Christina Reiss of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Katie Lynn earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a B.A. in anthropology. 

Katie Lynn Joyce represents clients in high-stakes civil litigation and criminal defense. Her experience includes patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property cases; fiduciary duty and breach of contract disputes; and white-collar criminal defense. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration. Katie Lynn has also played key roles on multiple trial teams, including one that secured the recovery of a multi-million dollar award, in addition to attorneys’ fees, for former shareholders of a tech company. 

Prior to joining Keker, Van Nest & Peters, Katie Lynn served as a law clerk to Judge Richard A. Paez of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Judge Christina Reiss of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Katie Lynn earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a B.A. in anthropology. 

Katie Lynn Joyce and Catherine Porto Provide Tips for Building a Strong Trade Secret Damages Model with Reuters Legal News

02/15/2024

Katie Lynn Joyce and Catherine Porto discuss ways to build a strong trade secret damages model with Reuters Legal News. Read more

Keker, Van Nest & Peters Announces New Partners and Of Counsel

01/17/2023

Keker, Van Nest & Peters is pleased to announce that the firm has elevated associates Bailey Heaps, Katie Lynn Joyce, and Chris Sun to Partners, and Kristin Hucek and Ian Kanig to Of Counsel, effective January 1, 2023. Read more

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